Evansville Shoots 80 Percent From Downtown To Beat BGSU

By Published: 12/6/2017 7:11:53 AM Custom Tag

by James Nahikian, BGSU Athletic Communications

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team was defeated by the University of Evansville, 91-76, Tuesday (Dec. 5) night at the Stroh Center. Evansville went an incredible 12-for-15 from downtown to pull away from the Falcons in the second half.

Bowling Green drops to 7-3 on the season with the loss, while Evansville improves to 7-2. For the game, Evansville shot 60.7 percent (34-of-56) from the field, and nearly went perfect at the line, finishing 11-of-13 (84.6 percent).

The Falcons trailed by six at the half, and quickly brought the score within one point at 46-45 with 18:48 to play, but the flurry of three-pointers for Evansville were too much to overcome.

After going 5-for-5 in the first half, Evansville missed its first three-point attempt in the second half. However, shortly after the Falcons clawed with one point, Evansville made its next five triples, running its total to a seemingly impossible 10-for-11 mark.

Evansville's fifth-straight made triple in the second half gave the Purple Aces a 70-55 advantage with 10:12 to play. Bowling Green was unable to get the game within single digits for the remainder of the contest.

The Falcons shot the ball well, going 25-for-53 (47.2 percent) for the game. Bowling Green was held below its average from downtown, going 8-of-25 (32.0 percent) from long range. The Falcons went 18-for-27 (66.7 percent) from the charity stripe.

QUOTE OF THE GAME"They (Evansville) shot it really well tonight. When you shoot that well from three-point range – 12-of-15 from three – it's tough to beat … Whenever you have a night like that, it's tough." – Coach Huger

PLAYER NOTES• Justin Turner registered his fourth 20-plus point game of the season, as he racked up 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting.• Turner tied a career-high with five triples, as he went 5-for-6 for the game. The redshirt-freshman guard is now shooting 50.0 percent (23-of-46) from long range on the season.• Sophomore guard Dylan Frye added 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting. He also posted four assists, four rebounds and two steals.• Freshman guard Nelly Cummings scored a career-high 13 points, and went 4-for-4 at the free throw line. He also finished with one rebound, one assist and one steal.• Freshman forward Derek Koch scored in double figures for the third team in his career. Koch had 11 points, going 4-for-6 from the field, including a 1-for-2 mark from downtown. He also had two rebounds.• Junior guard Antwon Lillard made his season debut, playing 11 minutes and scoring six points.• Junior forward Demajeo Wiggins registered four points, 11 rebounds and season-high three assists.• Rodrick Caldwell racked up three points and two assists.• Daeqwon Plowden had a thunderous dunk, scoring a total of four points, and also chipping in with two blocks and a steal.• Sophomore guard Ethan Good and junior guard De Andre' Austin made their first appearances on the season.

UP NEXT• Bowling Green travels to Norfolk, Virginia to take on Old Dominion on Saturday (Dec. 9).• The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. tip.